Fighters may wear Gi, kneepads, elbow-pads, shin
guards, tape and ankle supporter. However, such supporters must be
approved at the rules meeting and must be approved by official rules
committee on the event day to ensure that such supporters are the ones
previously approved .
A mouthpiece and a foul cup usage is mandatory for all fighters. A fighter
may wear tape and bandages with the following criteria; one round of
bandages and two rounds of tape shall be worn on their knuckles. There are
no restrictions for using tape/bandage on other areas of the hands.

Article 3

No substance such as oil, Vaseline, massaging cream,
hair products or anything of this sort shall be applied. A fighter with
these substances shall be disqualified immediately.

Article 4

Kicking the opponent with wrestling shoes shall be
allowed. Provided that the shoes are approved safe at the rules meeting by
the rules committee. The judges will check to ensure they are the same as
previously approved on the event day. Additionally, the shoes must be
covered with tape.

Article 5

The ring shall be 7m by 7m-square shape, approved by
the promoter.

Article 6

A fight is five (5) minutes x three (3) round
format, with no extra round. The interval between each round shall be two
(2) minutes.

Article 7

The winner shall be determined by one of the following:

IPPONWhen give up, submission and/or forfeiture is
expressed either verbally or by tapping more than three times on the mat
or the opponent's body.

TKO (Technical Knockout)Referee StopWhen a fighter is remarkably superior to the other
and the referee judges the inferior is in danger if the fight continues.

Doctor StopWhen a fighter is injured by the opponent's legal
attack and if a ringside doctor determines that the injured fighter is
incapable of continuing the fight, the injured fighter loses the fight.
However, if the injury is caused by the illegal action of the opponent,
the opponent loses the fight. For the ringside doctor's examination, a
sub-referee takes the fighter's primary corner man to the neutral corner
to inform him/her with the doctor's diagnosis and instruction. When the
doctor determines the doctor stop is appropriate and required, the
sub-referee explains diagnosis and fighter's condition to the primary
corner man.

RenunciationThe fighter's corner men may stop the fight by
“throwing in the towel”. In case the referee fails to see it, the judges
may stop the fight.

JudgmentThe three (3) judges shall determine the winner
based on the following elements:

An effective and an accurate attack that leads to KO
or the opponent's giving up.

Extent of damage inflicted on the opponent.

Techniques & Domination in the ground position.

Take down & Defensive technique.

Degree of aggressiveness.

Weight difference (when the difference is more than
10kg between the fighters).

Determination shall be in the above priority. The judges
declare the superior fighter rather than awarding points. The winner must
be determined after the third round is over; a "must system" is applied
and there will be no draw decisions.

DisqualificationThe referee shall pronounce a caution (showing him a
yellow card) when a fighter executes a foul technique and/or fails to
follow the referee's instruction during a fight. Three (3) cautions during
a fight shall be grounds for disqualification. However, the referee may
immediately disqualify a fighter (showing him a red card) if the referee
finds that a foul technique was inflicted intentionally or with malicious
intent.

No contestWhen illegal action disqualifies both fighters, or
the judges and/or K-1 decide to cease the fight because of an accident, or
an accident which happened in the first (1) round causes either or both
fighter(s) to be unable to continue to the next round, the fight shall be
called No Contest. However, in case the accident occurs during or after
the second round, a decision on the winner shall be made according to the
fighters' performance during the first round and the time preceding the
fight's cessation.

Article 8

The following actions are defined as illegal
attacks . A fighter who executes a foul technique shall be penalized a
caution (yellow card). A third caution (red card) during the fight shall
disqualify the fighter. The fighter must return 10% of his fighting fee to
K-1 per caution. Moreover, a fighter must return the full amount of his
fight fee to K-1 when disqualified.

Biting.

Attacking the membrane (eye, nose or mouth).

Head butting.

Attacking the groin.

Pulling hair, ear or nose.

Direct attacks to the throat with fingers/hands, such
as attacking or grabbing the throat.

Striking the back of the head, the spine, and/or the
medulla of his opponent. (The back of the head is the centerline of the
head; the side of the head and the area around the ears are not
considered as the back of the head).

Grabbing the ropes and/or hanging the limbs of the
body, hand(s), arm(s), leg(s) or feet, over the rope.

Escaping from the ring during the course of a fight.

Throwing the opponent outside the ring.

Attacks not intended to damage the opponent, or that
induce a deadlock/stalemate.

Exhibition of ill-mannered
behavior or a malicious attitude as a professional fighter.

Article 9

Kicks to the body, legs, face, head are allowed when
the opponent is in a 4-point position. However, when the weight difference
is more than 10kg, the mentioned attacks are legal only when the lighter
fighter has approved them.

Article 10

In the event that a fighter is damaged severely by the
opponent's illegal action, the referee and the doctor shall decide if the
fight can resume after the damaged fighter recovers to fight. However, if
the referee and doctor judge the fighter is not capable of continuing the
fight, the opponent who committed the illegal action shall be disqualified
according to Article 7 TKO – Doctor Stop.

Article 11

In case the fight is stopped due to a fighter falling
out of the ring or a fighter about to fall out of the ring, foul
techniques, or for a doctor check, the fight shall be resumed in the
center of the ring with both fighters standing.

Article 12

The referee may call a break under the following
conditions:

When both fighters are in a standing position and
the fight is deadlocked without any effective action.

When one fighter lies on the ground with his face
up and the other takes a standing position and there is no action going on
and the fight is deadlocked.

Article 13

The fighters and the corner men shall abide by any
judgment or instructions made by the referee. If fighters and/or corner
men have any objection to the judgment of the referee, the objection must
be made in writing addressed to the promoter within two (2) weeks after
the event. Should this Article be violated, 10% of the fight fee must be
returned to promoter as a penalty.

Article 14

Fighters may have up to three (3) corner men who are
not allowed to leave their own corner during the fight. Corner men are not
allowed to have any physical contact with the fighters or the referees
under any circumstances during the fight. If any of the corner men
violates this Article, the fighter must return 10% of the fight fee to the
promoter as a penalty.

Article 15

It is mandatory for all fighters to receive a doctor
check before the fight at the venue.